Washington, Sept. 3.
The United States to-day officially notified both Great Britain and Japan that It had "reluctantly" decided to follow their example and retain 40, 000 tons of overage destroyers ori ginally Intended for scrapping under the London naval treaty of 1030.
"The Secretary of Slate, Mr. Cordell said. tovday that the United States hud not been notified formally. of Japan's reported decision to retain a umber of over-aye submarines, but was indicated In other quarters that the United States will probably follow suit In. rolalning submarines og well as destroyers if either or both' of the other powers do so—United Press.
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